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Mentos causes soda to burst due to a combination of its surface texture and the ingredients in the candy. The rough surface of Mentos provides numerous nucleation sites for carbon dioxide bubbles in the soda to form rapidly. When dropped into the soda, the rapid release of gas creates a vigorous eruption, as the pressure from the dissolved carbon dioxide escapes quickly. This reaction is especially pronounced in diet sodas, which have fewer surface-active agents to inhibit bubble formation.

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